Famous Athletes on What's My Line

[SWC75]

I enjoy watching the old prime-time quiz shows from the 50's and 60's and the parade people, many of them famous, that appeared on them in that era. They are on You-Tube. I'll begin with an obvious one:



(go to the 17 minute mark)

 

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14 years later:



(go to the 15:30 mark)

 

[phillydad]

I remember Ray Nitschke appearing following a Packer victory over the Giants in the NFL Championship Game on Dec 30 1962. Nobody knew him.

 

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Go to 17:40

 

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(He's the first guest. The Dodgers had moved to LA but had yet to play a game there.)

 

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Four years earlier they were in New York and the Duke of Flatbush was getting cozy with Sal "The Barber" Maglie. (at the 17:15 mark)

 

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Joe comes on at 17:30. The first guy on is a lot of fun, too.

 

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Ted comes on at 17:50, (but the cow washer is the best):

 

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Stan is the first guest.

 

[SWC75]

One from To Tell The Truth: